The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-01

cloak. anil pupil. When the father saw
/, the woTdsupon my back Fhes said his SON
sshonld come tomeSn0 longer. ~
Once more Yudh took up her burden,
-and went to the house Of q rich and beau
tiful lady for whom her mother sometimes
worked This lady was charitable and
good, and sYnddz of whom she had often
taken kindly notice, almost worshIped
herr. When Yuddi had explained her err
rand and shown the wonderful garment,
1.-THE lady; Aouda Singh, accepted it rap
turousIy, and wanted to reward Yuddi
for bringing 1t. The child would, how
eyer, accept nothing but thanks.
.SS5=, ssI am but keeping my word, she said.
For SO doing must not want Or take re-.
ward. --i4ssts.:; 3: " -
8 with a somewhat lighter heart she went
back to her humble hut. Not many hours
had passed when a bearer, came run
ming at his utmost speed to say that she
must go: ut once to Aouda Singh.
sOns arriving there Yuddi was greeted
) scartly, almost rudely,t by the lady.
Take back your hated cloak, " she ex-
claimed, stand never let me see the be-
Witched thing again. wore it to the
sbazarg and bought some handsome gar
ments that would go with 1t. was. per-
shaps, a little too extravagant, and when
my good lord asked me how much I had
spent I did not dare tell him oil. And
when I named less than the true amount
the dreadful scarlet letters blazed out.
Take 1t away, I say. -
Again YudH resumed her quest for
wearer for the cloak. Among others she
took it to famous lawyer, Child, have
you come to mock mes'is he cried. II
could not keep it IN hour and do my best
for my clients. might keep 1t an hour
i'll were asleep, thought believe some-
3 times talk in my sleep, 80 even then I
scolIdn,t be sure Of it,, .5.s
Once more he&weary search began. A
wise woman, famous for her herbs and
medicines, refused to try 1t. did tell
some sick people the truth about them
selves they would surely die, when, If
bid them hope, there Is q possible chance
/ for them. IL Il told others Of what my
medicines are made, they would lose faith
in them. Take away your cloak.
e Day after day poor Yuddi continued the
! task which she began to think was hope
less.Si Many took the cloak, who had not
wisdom enough to know that. there was
not the remotest chance Of their keeping it
even few minutes. Tradesmen lost it
through misrepre senting the value of their
goods; manufacturers, through selling
adulterated articles; md even an artist,
who was famed as seeker after ideal
truth, through willfully attempting to i'm
prove on nature In his landscapes and by
grossly Hattering in his portraits, likewise
lost it..
- at. last the: despairing Yuddi gained
audience with the wisest man in the e'land,
the kings chief councillor. You must be
very young and Sinnocent to come to me,
my child, u he said when she had told the
reasonSof her visit. ssKnow that If I told
the truth to my royal master about some
of our foreign relations, or when he asks
me what his people think Of him, should
need about 100 lives a year."
ssThen let me see the king" boldly
cried Yuddi: s'he at least has none to
fear.n
ssYou think SO, childP We'll, I will con-
triye you shall see Nm. But you may
have to wait O long time. y
Yuddi answered that she did not care
how long. The cloak was becoming an
intolerable burden to her, never long alb
sent from her sight, and 1T was in her
mind night and day, sleepingsor waking.
sSheshads 4 need Of all her patience, for
kings are not easily seen, especially by
the children. Of Ryots, as the Indian
peasants are called. : 8;
When. she was admitted to the great
presence she knelt, covered her face, and
yves for1a time too frightened to speak.
The. king finally succeeded in reassuring
her, and she told her errand.
Z. land so you think, said the monarch,
stthat kings can be moro truthful than
other people? You never made greater
mistake. ! You are too young to under
stand all the reasons why we are COM
peEed to falsify and deceive; but I will
tell you one or two. Sometimes have to
meet neighboring sovereign who Is jeal-
ous Of me or of him-With whom, per-
haps, T. have been at.War; and who has
killed thousands Of my people; yet have
: to call him my loving brother have
to put up with ministers detest, because
the people demand that they shall be In
office. have to tell my subjects that
Imow they win cheerfully pay taxes and
vote supplies, when feel the doing so
will make them suffer terribly. Go, my
tCuuU. hluSS Cdu 5pChnA 3SfNo W eNsAA eAA'%AN
their poorest subjects. /"
On leaving the palace Yuddi met on old,
old mana kind of priest, or dervish, who
frequently preached to the people and
in the intervals Of his preaching begged
], for enough. to keep him alive. He
was clad In the most wretched rags, and,
as Yudd passed. he asked for something
to get food and clothes. Immediately she
offered him the cloak, explaining upon
what conditions he could wear it.
~ think I can keep It, my daughter.
Come to me here tomorrow ard see."
The next day Yuddi found him, still
wearing the cloak, and with its spotless
purity unsulled.
Elbow Is 1t that you alone have been
able to wear this fer c. day?' she asked.
'sI Twill try to tell you, my daughter.
am very old and have no wants but food
and clothing. When ask for money for
these, T speak the truth. ask no man to
build me q house or o temple; therefore, /
seek no more than my daily food. have
no friends whom must 1atter and no
enemies need fear. I have outliyed all
but my love for God and his creatures,
and have no nim but to do good to them.
tell them that for their welfare here and
hereafter they must refrain from evil, and
call to them hourly to leave the wrong
and seek the right. What reason have l
to tell anything but the truth thank
you for your. cloak, and hope to wear it
TIL die. Julian Magnus in The Epoch.
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